Gatekeepers as Value Enablers!

Gatekeepers as Value Enablers!

When skilled professionals get busy, we hire gatekeepers to protect their time. Gatekeepers often take pride in saying no and delaying access to these professionals. They tend to believe they are in a position of power, as they can say no. Fair enough! However,...
Finding Power in Every Next Step!

Finding Power in Every Next Step!

Things may not work out the way we anticipated. Life can be stressful at times. We may work hard, and results may not show up. Apart from our best efforts, we may fail. We may have regrets for being naive for too long. All of these situations are painful. However, we...
Be Aware of Your Environment.

Be Aware of Your Environment.

Sometimes, we have little influence over things. We may find it challenging to motivate the team to put in extra work to keep the project on track. We observe employees taking advantage of workplace laws, and we cannot do anything about it. On the other hand,...
We May Be Winning, But At What Cost?

We May Be Winning, But At What Cost?

Everything comes at a price. When we gain something, we are likely to lose something too. It is just that at the time of winning, we are too blinded to see what we are losing. There is nothing terrible about achieving, winning, and expanding our horizons. However, we...
We See More of What we Seek!

We See More of What we Seek!

The last post covered the fact that we all see the world differently. Adding to the observation, we see more of what we seek. We can be inclined to look for something. Our interests, backgrounds, or objectives may inspire these inclinations. For example: A technology...
Seeing Beyond the Surface!

Seeing Beyond the Surface!

When my wife wears a different piece of jewellery, my girls are the first to spot it. As men, we don’t pay that much attention to jewellery. I guess girls can see any changes in jewellery very vividly. At any point in time, the world around us is the same; however, we...
The end of the week can be tiring, BUT!

The end of the week can be tiring, BUT!

The end of the week can be tiring. We may lose motivation and get a little slack on the planned tasks. It may be because of hard work, a few sleepless nights, and stressful work. When it is Friday, our body and soul ask us to slow down. But we must ask ourselves if we...
Making Recommendations Just Lost Its Value!

Making Recommendations Just Lost Its Value!

Expert knowledge is readily available with AI tools, easy access to books, and online resources. So, making recommendations may add limited value to our staff and teams. As leaders, we add value by driving change and implementing our recommendations, motivating our...